The Ministry of Justice responds to "heavy penalties for small offenses": overall consideration of the parties' subjective faults and profits. The "Opinions" proposed the establishment of new fines in administrative regulations.
When determining the amount of a fine, we must adhere to the principle that the penalty should be commensurate, and be lenient when necessary and strict when severe, says Liu Dawei, head of the Rule of Law Research Bureau of the Ministry of justice. The first is to refine the considerations of "passing" and "punishment". It is proposed to consider factors such as the level of economic and social development, industry characteristics, local realities.